Railroads Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is not in your control as an IBEW electrical apprentice? a.Your attitude b.Your financial situation c.Your homework assignments and amount d.Your level of happiness correct answers C Which electrical apprenticeship program offered through the electrical training ALLIANCE takes four to five years to complete? a.Inside wireman b.Outside Lineman c.Substation technician d.Traffic signal technician correct answers A What does JATC stand for? a.Joint Apprenticesh...

How did the railroads start commercial aviation? - ANS--The railroad i dustry accused the government of creating a monopoly on carrying mail (by air) and convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly to sponsor the Air Mail Act of 1925. Authorizing the US govt. to contract airmail routes to private companies. What was the significance of the Air Commerce Act? - ANS--It was the birth of commercial aviation. It created the new Aeronautics Branch known as the Civil Aeronautics Administration. (Which was a p...

New Mexico History Cumulative Questions and Answers Rated A+ What are the causes and effects of overgrazing? Herds have to be driven from place to place to find food and water. Generally, cattle fed valleys and open range while sheep feed higher in mountains, causing over grazing at all altitude levels. As mature grasses become scarce, cattle and sheep eat new grass before it produces seed. Hooves of both animals destroy root systems and their trampling hardens the soil so grass seedling...

CLFP - CLASS REVIEW STUDY EXAM QUESIONS AND ANSWERS When should lessor register as foreign corp? Within a state ... Good - stock of them Services offered Inspection or repair of property Office/employees Negotiated contracts What is dode of Hammurabi? - 1750 BC - Acknowledges leasing of personal property in his code of laws - First record of leasing law Early examples of true lease? - Phoenicians shipping experts - charters covered economic life of ships - lessee to ass...

CA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE PRACTICE EXAM Which of the following is TRUE regarding who qualifies for coverage under the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plan? 1. Any person who is unable to obtain basic property insurance through normal channels. 2. Any person who qualifies will receive superior coverage to other forms of property insurance. 3. Any person who does NOT have an insurable interest in a property can participate in the FAIR plan. 4. Any person who ...

NAFTA - Answer- North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and Mexico in 1993. Tariff rates are falling or disappearing ICC - Answer- Interstate Commerce Commission; created in 1887 to regulate railroads that moved goods and services between states Each state sends __________ Senators to the United States Senate. A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) a number in proportion to the population of the state - Answer- A) 2 The states in the US system of government enjoy ______...

Clayton Celler-Kefauver Act (1950) correct answers If the government choses to block a merger is is usually done under what law and what act under that law? The court's interpretation of Sherman correct answers What caused the weakness of Sherman? Specific and preventative correct answers How would you describe the language of Clayton? Broad correct answers How would you describe the language of Sherman? Prevent and punish anticompetitive practices correct answers What is antitrust...

"By the end of the nineteenth century, Germany had advanced beyond Britain in terms of economic output. The prime reason for this development was that Germany developed newer industries, while Britain continued to stress textile production. Formerly an agricultural country, the German Empire has come to be regarded as one of the leading industrial nations of the world and, in the chemical industries, Germany has for some time occupied a leading place. One of the most successful chemical and ph...

UGA History Exemption Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2023/2024 (Graded 100%). Enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician; freed himself, his crew and their families from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, the CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, and sailing it to freedom beyond the blockade Helped convince Lincoln to accept African-American soldiers into the Union Army Ten ...

this war between the states (CSA v. USA) promoted the growth of industrialism in the late 1800s (steel, railroads, communication, weapons, mass production of pre-made goods) - The Civil War railroad baron, a true symbol of the "Gilded Age," known as the Commodore. A college in Tennessee bears his name. - Cornelius Vanderbilt owned U.S. Steel and used Vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. Gave millions to build libraries and schools. - Andrew Carnegie de...